US EditionBiden Labor nominee stalls in Senate after Manchin, Menendez vote with GOP
- The Senate has failed to advance José Javier Rodríguez's nomination to lead the Department of Labor's largest subagency, dealing a blow to the Biden administration.
- Rodríguez was chosen by President Biden to head the Employment and Training Administration, but his nomination has been stalled since July 2021.
- The chamber voted 44-51 in a procedural cloture vote, failing to advance Rodríguez's nomination to a final confirmation vote.
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Biden's Labor Department Nominee Fails to Advance in Senate After Democrats Vote With GOP
Two Democratic lawmakers joined with Republicans to vote against advancing President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department on Nov. 28. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Republicans in a 44 to 51 vote that stalled the nomination of José Javier Rodriguez on the Senate floor. Four Democrats were absent from the vote. Democrats only hold a slim 51–49 majority in the Senate, meaning the…
Biden Labor nominee stalls in Senate as Manchin, Menendez vote with Republicans
Two Democrats voted with Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday to block José Javier Rodríguez, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department, from advancing.
Senate votes down Biden's long-stalled Labor Department nominee
Night falls on the dome of the Capitol, hours after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Mark Schiefelbein/AP Senate votes down Biden's long-stalled Labor Department nominee Emily Jacobs November 28, 06:10 PM November 28, 06:10 PM Video Embed The Senate on Tuesday voted against advancing President Joe Biden’s…
Biden Labor nominee stalls in Senate after Manchin, Menendez vote with GOP
President Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of the Labor Department, José Javier Rodríguez, stalled in the Senate Tuesday after Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Bob Menendez (N.J.) voted with Republicans to block him from advancing. An aide to Manchin said the West Virginia Democrat had concerns about Rodriguez’s “political activism and […]
Top Biden Labor nominee falls on Senate floor
One of President Joe Biden's top Labor Department nominees went down on the Senate floor on Tuesday after two Democrats voted with Republicans to block the nomination. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Bob Menendez of New Jersey both voted against advancing the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the assistant secretary of Labor. Nominees need just a simple majority in the Senate. But Democrats' 51-vote majority means two defections c…
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